Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Keeping the LOVE in R 3VOL UTION

We tout "The R3VOLUTION" -- a revolution of love. But let us remember what that means.
When
we offer our solutions to the problems of society, we must first state
our opposition to the status quo. If we don't do that then we have no
credibility.
Libertarianism is not and should never be an endorsement of the system that exists now.
That means that if people are suffering under the current system, we must acknowledge that suffering. Only once we have done that will they listen.
For
someone who is starving, or is sick and dying from lack of proper
health care it does not matter how they get food or care -- especially
if their suffering is not acknowledged first.
If libertarianism is
not an answer to suffering then it is meaningless. Fortunately, it is
an answer, but we as a movement often forget to stress this point.
We
must create a world where the stitches that seam the planet together
are love, compassion, and friendship -- rather than fear and threats of
force. We as a movement must do this personally and politically.